Address: 267 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH8 8BQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441315588737
Rating: 4.6
based on 164 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Staff friendly and attentive without being intrusive."
"The staff was friendly."
"The staff were lovely and the service was great."
"Thank you to the lovely waitresses, especially Sarah who was very friendly!"
"Staff were wonderful and attentive."
"The service was so relaxed and personable."
"Service was very friendly and attentive."
Cons:
"The servers were very short, didn't explain the dishes well beyond what was written on the menu, and not very attentive."
"Very slow serving. Interval for another dish to serve is about 30 mins, consuming customer patients."
"Doesn’t worth the money, staffs are not friendly."
"Waiters were not attentive, chatting at the counter most of the time."
"The only room for improvement is the service: the staff are attentive and friendly, however they explain the ingredients super fast and drop food on the table multiple times when collecting plates, which feels a bit casual and unprofessional."
"Some dishes served without appropriate cutlery, serving roe deer over-done."
"The service was bland and certainly not special."
Ambience
Pros:
"Relaxed, atmospheric setting."
"The ambience was just perfect."
"A really intimate and stunning restaurant that is also exceptional value."
"The restaurant is cozy and cute."
"Restaurant had a good buzzy atmosphere about it."
"The space is intimate and has a very nice ambience."
"The restaurant is cozy and upscale."
Cons:
"Please note the basement area lacks any sense of fine dining - it feels very cold and stuck in the 00's."
"It felt a bit quiet."
"When we walked into the restaurant it was quite plain nothing interesting to look at."
"We rated the restaurant three, which for us means good, because we found the interior somewhat cold."
"It can get quite hard to hear once the tables start filling up."
"The place was very loud despite it being a small room."
"Absolutely no atmosphere however as we were sat in a windowless basement room with few other diners."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food is genuinely great and will change with the season."
"Superb food produced by an amazing kitchen team."
"Every mouthful was a delight."
"Exceptional quality and I have always been blown away by the flavour and presentation of the meals here."
"Tasty and innovative food."
"The food was exceptional, the wine was amazing."
"Every dish was cooked to perfection, full of flavour and variety, made from high quality ingredients."
Cons:
"The cheese course for 2 was about the size of a 1 person cheese course at Aurora in Leith."
"The food it's self was good but not outstanding."
"The food doesn’t warrant the bill."
"The desserts were supermarket quality..."
"The food was okay but sorry to say it lacked flavour."
"Main dish of rainbow trout lacked flavor."
"The cod dish was overpowered by salt."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Good value lunch set menus."
"In short, excellent for the very attractive price!"
"The wine was reasonably priced."
"Even with wine the bill came in at under £100 which for the standard of the food was a welcome surprise."
"Pretty reasonable price too for this standard of food."
"Lunchtime menu absolute bargain."
"Good value for money with quite generous portion sizes."
Cons:
"The restaurant itself may be a little on the expensive side but it's a great venue for a special night out."
"We would note that it is a pricier restaurant."
"Overpriced. 140£ for the tasting menu and wines. Meat overcooked to my taste."
"The portion wasn’t large and the price was a bit high for me (even the lunch menu which was cheaper)."
"It’s called the 'wee taste of Scotland', so I suppose it comes as advertised (the 'wee' bit at least) because we all had to eat a second dinner after this one, despite paying over £100 each."
"Portions served are very tiny amount of food."
"Slightly smaller portions than I would have liked."